Outcoached
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Postgame press conference
Hurley (with trademarked furrowed brow like he’s straining at the limits of his mental capacity): “Obviously no way to anticipate they’d be pounding it down low like that. Poor job of preparing the team by me…again.”
Hurley (with trademarked furrowed brow like he’s straining at the limits of his mental capacity): “Obviously no way to anticipate they’d be pounding it down low like that. Poor job of preparing the team by me…again.”
Yes. But it all starts from the backcourt. The backcourt are the artery to the front court.
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RJ cole isn't the issue. We don't have anyone else that can hit a jumpshot which is our problem. If we could have more than one shooter hit a jump shot it would open the lane for Sanogo and Cole to get baskets inside.
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Curious who you think he should run out there instead?
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But Hurley's not the one missing shots, throwing the ball away, standing around and getting out rebounded
He's not a bad player. He's just miscast. Not his fault.
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Cole is far from being an issue. We have many other issues. Too many to list.
That’s funny
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Cole is UConn's best and most reliable player- no one else even close
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The two best coaches in this league Wirght and McDermott absolutely own Hurley. Things are not good.
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Unfortunately this may be the ceiling for a Hurley team. Win against the dregs of the league. Lose to the good teams…. Make the tournament as a 10 seed. Lose a first round game same as last year.
This is a horribly coached and played game by uconn
You could say that about any coach who's team is doing a poor job executing.....by this logic no coach should ever be judged poorly...since they aren't playing....hell, but this logic Kotite should still be coaching the Jets
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The Hurley brigade reduced to “he’s not the one missing the shots”.
No. He’s just the one who assembled this severely flawed team in year #4. He’s been talking about Year 4 since Year 1. Well. Here it is.
No. He’s just the one who assembled this severely flawed team in year #4. He’s been talking about Year 4 since Year 1. Well. Here it is.
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Not a hoops guy but have watched almost every men's and women's game for 30 years. Heard the announcers say UConn is the most talented team is the BE. Really? Look like a mediocre mid-major to me. Don't hold a candle to an average Calhoun team. Gotta confess I don't how this team is ranked at all. No flow. Passive play. Most players look lost and timid. No swagger. Is it the players? Coaching? I don't know, but most answers are usually more complex than they appear on the surface, so probably a combination of the above. Will be a miracle if they get past the second round (assuming they get in). Another dismal display. 10 minutes left going shopping.
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Bingo. This is on the coach now. He’s shown the ability to assemble a fringe- top 25 team, but nothing more. Same at URI.
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Ok I'm done with this game. Our defense got carved up by Villanova as we pressed too much and our offense is putrid. Hurley did nothing to prepare for this game. That was embarrassing display of basketball. Who besides Depaul and Georgetown on our schedule can we beat now?
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They say defense travels but , sanogo let Dixon get his career high in points , our defense non existent, they don’t communicate , Hurley overly emotional gets a tech , coach better but he won’t … tough watch , only player I have faith in is Cole
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It's both personnel and coaches. It seems like we have started recruiting the types of guys to beat these guys (Diggins, Karaban, hopefully griffiths... even Floyd to an extent). We also can't change who our current players are, and they are working their tails off to get better for this program.
The reality is with Hurley's current skillset, beating these HOF coaches or winning close games is going to be more challenging than it should be.
I'm ready for the over-the-top responses on this board from the Hurley haters and his stans. The reality is somewhere in the middle. Hurley has 90% of what it takes to be an elite coach. He has a couple hiccups like inflexibility on offense and refusal to play much of any zone that are holding him back.
I still have faith we can take steps to get to elite status if our coach keeps working hard to improve and leaves his ego behind, but it won't happen mid-season.
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What a good time to put the young pups in. Throw the young guys into the fire. Send a message to the old guys.